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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

PERsoSAL.-Fron private letter to us
we are pleased to learn of the safe arrival
i'll st. Louis of Mr.. James A. O'Neil,
whittier he has gene on a visit with
his wife for the benefit of his health. He
says the weather has been unfavorable to
perfect enjoyment of the sights of the
city, but that he is enjoying himself and re-
gaining his former health and strength.
This is as gratifying to the GOLD LEAF as
pleasing to its bump of self-esteem when
he adds "The GOLD LEAF has been re-
ceived and it makes me feel proud of orr
little town to pernse its we'll filled col
umns." Mr.. O'Neil concludes by saying he
hopes to be with us again in the near flu
ture. His many friends will be glad to
learn of his improved condition of health,
and will be pleased to see his genial
countenance on our streets again
Why not take out policy on your life in
the "EquitaDle?" You should have it.
j r fOrSG Apant
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
THE LADIES
HENDERSON, N. c.
FILL THE STOCKINGS.
When
the merry,
Drattling children

the merry,
prattling children
hang their stockings
nantel high, and good
old Kris krlngle starts
his reindeer on the jour
ney cross the sky open
wide your hearts and
pockets, buy the gifts
which true pleasure gives,
make your selections, please
the children, spread good
feeling while here you live.
Come TO us for the choicest
bargains, pleasing things
all new and bright; from
our stock buy something
useful to fill up the. little
socks at night. What to
buy? is now the ques-
ton puzzling every pa
rents mind. In our
store you'll find selec
tons ofth' very rar'st
kind. Useful prs nts,
pleasing toys-every
thing for the girls and
boys. Every person,
young or old, looks for
presents at this time. So
now we offer to delight you
with our statements made
IN rhyme. We have ran
sacked every market
where the choicest goods
are sold, and will sell
you lovely presents
which are worth their
weight in gold. Call
at once and see our
stock. 1t will de
light and fully sat
isfy you. Indeed
we will quite
surprise and
please
you.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

BEFORE another issue of the GOLD
LEAF greets its friends, the merry
Christmas with all its delights and
festivities, will have come and gone.
And thanking its patrons for their
many kindnesses in the past. and hop
ing by earnest endeavor to merit their
continued support and encouragement,
we wish them one and all a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year,
and take our leave of them till Jan.
9Th, 1888.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

By virtue Of two executions now In
my hands issuing from the Superior
Court II VArce County, in favor of
Taylor Bros, and Rodcker Bros and
against F. r. Henderson, / shall sell, Tor
cash, by public auction. to the highest
bidder, At the court house door, in Hen
derson, Vance cohn y. on Monday, JAM
uarv 2rd, 1883, all tae right. title and
interest Of +. 4. Henderson, the defend
ant, in said executions in the two lots OF
land situate. lying and being on Pearl
street and Grove Bill street, ir the town
Of Henderson, n. -, adjoining the lands
of said streets, Wesley MayfieId, Winnie
Ma field and others. and moro particu-
Ihrlv described in deeds from Wesley
May field ard wife, and Robert Watkins
and wife, to said F. 7. Henderson,
which are of record in Varee county,
reference tn which il hereby made. Sale
viii take lace at II O'clock II.
w. III. SMITH.
Sheriff of Vance County.
This, 30th Eovem Der, 1887.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

A weekly resume Of the News, Hnm0r ana
General Topics Of the Day.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

Published at the live and growing town
of Henderson, in the centre OF the
Famous YELLOW TOBACCO District.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
THAD r. MANNING,
Owner and Editor.

DEVOTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL, EDCcA'
TIoSAL AND MATERIAL WELFARE
OF VANCE COUNTY AND NORTH
CAROLINA.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
GIVE

Something from our stock and you will
leave lasting and favorable impression
upon the memory of those to whom you
give, and will be sure to please
, 1887-04-16

We divide the company into rs many
groups as there are boxes of letters, pro-
viding a table for each. The letters are
turned out face downward around a
small open space in the center called tho
pool. The first player takes a letter from
my part of the table, and if he can form
q word he places it in front Of him and
draws again; if not he says, Pass, -
and puts the letter in the pool. Every
word formed entities to-another draw. /,
D and A are classed as words.
The next player takes a letter up, and
If he can form a combination with that
letter, his neighbours words or the letters
in the pool, he makes it for himself and
draws again. 1t is always best to use the
pool and the words of the other players
before drawing, for if tho letter taken is
unavailable, a chance is lost. To make
the game more clear, suppose q player
has formed the word sum-" and an
other takes up the letter h; this gives tho
opportunity of taking it and making it
"mush." Another may have ''tun;'' a
k will transform it into funk, u good
dictionary word. Slang and plurals are
not allowable; neither is it allowable to
form two words with the pool, your own
letters, and one word taken. Ten words
form the game, which grows very excit-
ing, as many Of the players have word
cfter word taken away from them when
near the goal.-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1887-04-16

The small trial filter which was ordered
by the city council nearly two weeks ago,
and ordered by telegraph. is exDec ed to
TO arrive by Wednesday next, if not be.
fore, and will as soon as practicable be
placed in Il posi- ion where it can BE- test
ed. At present it IS contemplated placing
the filter in the basement of Dr. Hunts
drug store on Eddy street, to be so ar
ranged that the water. after having
passed through it, will be elevated and
show itself in the window aquarium
which DR.. Hunt now has in the front part
Of his store. DR.. Hunt, who is chairman
of the water committee of the city o
ell, and who ordered the filter under the
direction of the council, will have charge
of it and superintend all experiments that
are to be made.
, 1887-04-16

A little romance of Piccolomini was
suggested by the portrait of a very sad
looking Armand with a very conven-
tional Armand beard. When Piccolo-
mini was at the zenith of her fame she
came to America and sang in the old
Academy. One night she was singing in
La Favorita' when those near her
thought she had been taken suddenly i'll.
She was, but not for any physical
reason. She had caught the eyes Of
a pale, slender man, who sat among the
audience. And it was said afterward
that when Piccolomini was a little girl,
just entering her teens, and before any
thought of her successful career as a
prima donna had ever came to her or her
parents, the pale gentleman and she be-
camo attached. 1t was at her old home
in Florence, where this gentleman then
lived, though he was an American,
and it was expected that the
little Piccolomini would one day,
when she became older, be the bride
Of this early lover. But the discovery of
her voice, and her queenly success with
it, caused q severance of these tender re-
lations. They separated, not angrily, but
sorrowfully, and Piccolomini did not
again see her youthful lover till she saw
him In New York. They met once or
twice afterward, and met simply as old
and pleasant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York
Sun.
, 1887-04-16

1t would be next to impossible to give
in detail the various real estate transar.
tons that are taking place in Cheyenne
every day, and it might be added at night
also, for several instances have happened
where men have been called out oil their
beds at midnight to make or complete
some bargain in regard to the sale and
transfer of real estate. Then again, to
give an account of every sale hat is made
or even to make mere mention of the fact
would require more space than THE
LEADER can devote to one particular sub
ject. 1t would be the easiest thing in the
world for THE LEADERS reporter to
gather each day material enough of this
sort TO fill the entire paper. Other mat
tiers, however, cannot be ignored, and as
the object is to give the news and all of it,
if possible, some attention must be paid
to other matters. The usual number of
sales were made yesterday by our real es
tate men, and in most instances they
were cash sales. AS yet unimproved
property is principally sought for, but
there Is No doubt that after a couple of
weeks, and perhaps sooner, the boom will
strike other classes Of property.
, 1887-04-16

There has been much talk Of the ply
steal exercise that Mr.. Beecher took; but
n OF the earliest and most amusing
features Of it remains to DO mentioned.
When budding fame came upon him lie
very quickly discovered that 4 man could
not safely drive his brain under con-
tinuous high pressure without at the
same timo exercising his body. His
means were then small and his domestic
surroundings very modest. but he had
a clean, dry and roony cellar. He pro-
cured to be delivered there o load Of
sand. Ono day he shoveled it from one
end of the cellar to the other, and the
next day he shoveled it back TO the old
position. This lie continued until his
brother Tom discovered it, and drove
him to the moro intelligent and whole
some exercises of the gymnasium. This
story comes privately from Rev. DR..
Bolles, of Cleveland, to whom Mr..
Beecher himself told it.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
, 1887-04-16

1t is said that Albany is the only capital
Of the original thirteen states which was
not captured during the revolutionary
war. 1t stood like a Gibraltar of the
colonial cause, when Boston, Now York,
and Philadelphia had fallen. Enemies
endeavored to capture it from the north,
but melted away by the time they reached
Saratoga. Time and time again did the
English troops attempt to force their way
up the Hudson, with i'll success, During
the war of 1872 the attempt was again
made to capture Albany from the north,
but though the capital of the nation was
pillaged Albany remained in security.
Even in the dark days of the Seventeenth
century the French and Indians did not
come closer than Schenectady.-Chicago
Times.
, 1887-04-16
MINI Wonderful AIemory.

John Stuart Mill was noted for his
wonderful memory. Nothing escaped his
notice, nothing was forgotten by him
afterward. This power of memory was
cultivated by his early habits Of study.
His father took daily walks with him,
and the boy was obliged to give q minute
account of each book that he read. The
discipline was q hard one, but it trained
the memory to a strength and retentive-
ness which wa of great value in mature
years. 1 think that if young people
would adopt some plan Of the kind the
most beneficial results would be sure to
follow. 1t is a great power and a great
~coRyenience TO be able to rely upon
memory, instead of ''the weak practice
of making many otes.-"observer" in
Philadelphia Call.
, 1887-04-16

There is in Philadelphia a citizen who
used to be n hard drinker, but now shud-
ders at the thought of whisky. He thus
tells of his cure: AFTER l drank so much
that 1 became a nuisance to my wife she
tried the whisky cure. In the home where
she put mo they poured whisky over the
meat we ate, the potatoes, the fish, the
salads, tho peas, butter and tomatoes.
There was whisky in our coffee, our soup,
our milk, our drinking water, and the
water we washed in. We went to bed
after eating veal stuffed with whisky, and
got up to clean our teeth with whisky
and water and enjoy the day on q break
fast soaked in milk and whisky. l stood
it for q month. Unadulterated water is
good enough for me. New York Sun.
, 1887-04-16

What a truly beautiful world We live inl
Nature gives us grandeur of mountains,
glens and oceans, and thousands OF means
Of enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health; but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
up disheartened, discouraged aud worn
out with disease, when there is no occa.
sion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof, that
Green's August FloUer will make them
free from disease, as when born. Dys
pepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct
causes of IS per cent OF such malhdios as
Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Costiveness, Nervous Prostration. Dizzi
ness of the Head. Palpitation of the
Heart, and other distressing symptoms.
Three doses OF august Fio,rer will prove
its wonderful effect. Sample bottles. ten
cents. Try IL
, 1887-04-16

Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness.
Exhausted Vitality, Last Monhood, and
all the terrible effects OF self abuse and
excuses in maturer years, such as noe
turnal emissions, loss Of memory, dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other symptoms hat lead to insanity and
death. Ytung and Middle dyed Men
suffering IRON the above should consult us
at once. Cure guaranteed n all such
cases. CONSUL TATYON FREE.
Chemical analysis, including thorough
microscopes examinations of the urine, IS.
An honest opinion given in all cases, We
furnish The Great English Remedy, Sir
AsHey Cooper's Vital R~estoyaiire. at So II
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
sAMPLE BOTTLE FHEE
to anyone stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensdry, No.
IL KearnV st, San Francisco, Gaia.
, 1887-04-16

The conscience can be dulled in one di-
rection Ey neglect, even while it is quick
ened in another BY exercise, and it is too
often the case that persons think thep-
selves bound to pursue q certain course
while they entirely forget that they are
first of all bound to discover, to the best
of their ability, whether hat course is
the right and the true one. To cultivate
the reason, to strengthen the judgment,
to probe conclusions, to examine opin-
ions, arc obligations which q sensitive
conscience cloud press with as much
urgency as to act up to those conclusions
when intelligcntly formed.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
, 1887-04-16

Barrels are o made from paper pulp,
and n inventor of the process says that
the weeds and rank grasses that grow on
the meadows lying between Jersey City
and Newark, in New Jersey, will pro-
duco an excellent pulp for tins purpose,
and that thus these practically waste
lands may be made productive and
profitable. The cost of manufacturing
the paper barrels is no greater than that
Of making tho wooden article, and, with
the patented machine, it is said that two
men can produce COO barrels in q day
Philadelphia Call.
, 1887-04-16

By dyspepsia is scarcely worth the living.
A capricious appetite, heartburn. puzzhng
nervous symptoms, increased action Of the
heart after eating, sinking in the abdomen
between meals ami i4tulence after, are
among the successive lndicia of this har-
RAISING complaint. Two things Only are
needful for its removal. \ resort to
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. aud persist
ence in its use These remedial measures
being adopted, a cur IL certain. Taken
Immediately before ~ sfter meals, this
great stomachic promotes secretion Of the
gastric juice, the natural solvent OF the
food. The nervous and bilious symptoms
consequent upon chronic indigestion dis
appear, as the complaint gradually yielis
to the corrective and in%vigorating iufu-
ence of the Bit rs. Appetite returns,
sleep becomes more refreshing. and as a
sequence, the body is efficiently nourished.
muscular power increases and the = nd
grows sanguine. Use the Bitter for
chills and fever and rheuma ism.
, 1887-04-16

A report has been drawn up at the
German ministry for wal on the march
ing capabilities Of the different European
armies. 1t appears hat the length Of
each step Of a Russian soldier, according
to regulations, is II centimoters: the Ger
man, 80; the French, Austrian, Italian,
Belgian, Swedish and Swiss, 70, an aver.
age of about 90 1-2 inches. The Italian
soldier does 100 steps in a minute; the
French from 112 to 11G; the German,
115; the Austrian, 119, and the Belgian,
10. An Italian regiment marches at
tho rate of 60 meters in the minute; a
German regiment, SO; an English, So,
and q French, 9G.-New York Sun.
, 1887-04-16
A Bad Quality About Thorn.

a correspondent of The Pail Mall Ca
zette remarks that all words beginning
with 81 have in some degree q second rate
or bad quality about them. Look through
the dictionary, he says, land you won't
find one that is quite first rate, for
sleep, which is about the best of them,
is, after all, half way to death, and The
great majority of these words arc more
or less disgusting as well us degraded"
The Argonaut.
, 1887-04-16

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup company, San Francisco, Cal.
is natures W true laxative. This pleas.
ant California liquid fruit remedy may be
had of w. n. Hunt. Large bottles at
50 cents or one dollar. 1t is the most
pleasant, prompt and effective remedy
known to cleanse the system; to act on
the liver, kidneys and bowels gently yet
thoroughly; to dispel headaches, colds and
%leyers; TO cure constipation, Indigestion
and kindred ills.
, 1887-04-16

The other day an Englishman was
walking on the street when the White
House carriage came along, and he saw
Mrs. Cleveland for tho first time. The
frcah air had made her cheeks red and
rosy, and she looked very beautiful.
The Englishman was struck by her
EC. and exclaimed:
"Ah! She is pretty. By far prettier
than the pictures offered for sale il the
London shops. She has the Dudley cast
of countenance-that refined and stately
lo2uty which has made tho Dudley
bcSu.y famous. No wonder you hneri.
car5 IT, Ivoud of her.'-Cor. Baltimore
American,
, 1887-04-16

''Howling'' schools are common in the
mountainous regions of kentucky. The
name is an appropriate one, as it is the
custom for the pupils 10 study their les
SONS aloud. The idea prevails that chill
dren can only study aloud. The same
custom prevails in China. There, when
ever n pupil stops "howling" his teacher
logs him because he has ceased to study.
Chicago Times.
, 1887-04-16
THE TWO TEMPeRAmENTs.
Differences Eetween tho Partisan of tn,
North and of the South.

DlnerenCcE Setnecn tho BnrtSiln OF tho
North and of tho South.
The Pagisian of tho south is remark
able for an excessive love Of Gelf adver-
tisenlent. He must be talked about; he
likes TO be seen, to shine, to write letters
to the newspapers and to inform the pub
lie of everything he is thinking, planning,
preparing, eating, drinking. Ho seeks
to occupy attention even in tho merest
%trifles, and if he refuses an invitation to
dinner he will contrive to let all the
world into the secret. E~verybody's
friend, all his equals are afIec.ionateIy
and Familiarity addressed. and ''old fell
lowed" by him in the second person
singular, and he shakes hands with every
Partisan notability who will let him.
Frequently he has managed to lose the
accent he brought witt him from
Provence or Toulouse, but you are pretty
sure to find it again in his gesticulations
and gait.
Tho man of the north, on tho other
hand, aims at distinction and correctness
of bearing. He is a prig, and he poses.
Generally affected, he endeayors to ap-
pear modest with his interiors and scorn-
full with his superiors. In society he
keeps on tho alert, refuses to talk and
seems to avoid self assertion. The man Of
tho south is somewhat a triler; but,
whether it be from ostentation or tenn
permanent, he is generous, cares not for
money grubbing, and for the most part
does omo good about him. If he have
wit he scatters lavishly; if he havo money
he spends royalty. The ~northcIncr, ON
the other hand, is always q mar Cf bust
ness, even when he is an artist or u man
of letters. He reckons everything. a
man of wealth, and he will scarcely he
free from a~varice; a wit, and he will sell
his jokes.
When the meridional comes up to Paris
he does not lose his love for his native
place, but is clannish and helps his own
folk, and at one period France wa in the
hands of the T~oulousains. Tho men of
the south help and admire each other and
grow eloquent over each others worth
and talents, and hold banquets, at which
they meet at fixed periods to thee and
thou one another in the native dialect.
The men of tho north are more selfish.
They do not know one another. When
once the church steeple Is abandoned
under whose shadow they were born
they mix with the people about them and
with whom they assimilate. lie Figaro.
, 1887-04-16

a Springfield, Mass, man has discov-
cred what has long been pretty well
known-that the real mission Of the
mosquito Is topurify. Ho had two hogs
heads filled with waterg and into one he
put n 10! Of wrigglcr5 or embryo mos
quitoes. The water free from the wrig-
Glers soon became foul, but that contain
ing them remained sweet. So he con-
cludes that mosquitoes keep u swamps
from becoming foul and pestilent New
York Sun.
, 1887-04-16

An English food Inspector, Mr.. James
Bell. finds that horsefesh and beef can
not be positively distinguished by external
appearance, but that the fat Is n reliable
test. Tho horse fat is fluid at a tempera-
turo of 20 degs., and has a specific
gravity at 100 dogs. Of about 0O9.7;
while the fat of beef melts at 10 to 100
dogs, and is considerably lighter. The
low melting point OF the fat will show
when sausages are made from horse
meat.-Chicago Times.
, 1887-04-16
nd.Sny 90.

Mr.. t. w. Atkins, Girard, Kas.
writes: Il never hesitate to recommend
your Electric Bitters TO my customers.
they give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers" Electric Bittcrs are the purest
and best medicine known and will posi-
lively cure Kidney and Liver complaints.
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels.
No family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in doc
tors bills every year. Sold at fifty cents
a bottle By ". n. Hunt.
, 1887-04-16

Wife Ito husband)-John, your mother
is very sick this morning and l wish you
would stop at DIR. Pellets Office on your
way down town and send him here at
once.
Husband-Why not employ young Dr..
Smith? He is just beginning TO practice
and ought to be encouraged. l believe
in giving young men n show.-New
York Sun.
, 1887-04-16

Among the reported discoveries for the
prevention Of rabies is that of Dir. Fer
nandez. Of Barcelona, who claims that a
dog that has been bitten by a viper never
has rabies, and cannot become Tahid
when inoculatCd. He, has inoculated
dogs with vipcr's poison, and he holds
that under no circumstances will they
ever become rabid.-Boston Herald.
, 1887-04-16

PARIS, April l5.-Members OF the
chamber OF deputies representing fishing
constituents had an interview to-day with
VI. Flourens, minister of foreign affairs,
and protested against the New Foundland
fisheries bill. which they declared was in
imical to the interests of French fisher.
men. NJ. Flourens promised to give the
matter his serious attention.
, 1887-04-16

Bre important problems, the former
depending greatly on the latter. Everyone
is familiar with the healthy properties of
fruit and no ono can afford to be sick and
miserable while the pleasant California
concentrated liquid fruit remedy, Syrup
of Figs may be had of our enterprising
druggist w. n. Hunt, 1919 Eddy street.
, 1887-04-16

That the body is now more susceptible to
benefit from medicine than at any other
season. Hence the importance of taking
Hoods S~arsaparilla now, when it will do
you the most good. It is really wonderful
tor purifying and enriching the blooS
creating an appetite, and giving an healthy
tone to the whole system. BE sure and
get Hoods SArsaparilla. which is peculiar
to itself.
, 1887-04-16

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, rs cents per
box. For sale by W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-04-16

y New York physician has informed 8
O'Clock tea parties that their brass teapots
generate n very poisonous Substance, and
society has concluded to limit their use Of
brass to door Knockers and other things.